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Public Choice publishes scholarly research that applies economics to nonmarket social phenomena, such as politics, law, religion, conflict, and the family.

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Available now on our website Buso, M., Cesi, B., Coretti, S. & Turati, G. Contracting unverifiable quality in healthcare: the importance of political stability for relational contracts. Public Choice (2026). link.springer.com/article/10…

Contracting unverifiable quality in healthcare: the importance of political stability for relatio...

Public Choice - We consider an infinitely repeated game between a public purchaser of a health service and a semi-altruistic hospital when some quality dimensions of the service are...

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Available now on our website Hu, Z., McDonald, S. & Zhang, X. Political cycles’ impact on Chinese local governments’ environmental expenditures. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Political cycles’ impact on Chinese local governments’ environmental expenditures

Public Choice - This paper examines local political cycles in China’s environmental expenditure at the prefectural level. The cycles are shaped by Provincial Communist Party...

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Available now on our website Anwar, A., Li, Q. Inequality and terrorism: a meta-regression analysis. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…
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Available now on our website Alston, E., Callais, J.T. Constitutional change: introduction to the special issue. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Constitutional change: introduction to the special issue

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Available now on our website D’Andrea, F.A.M.C., Vaca Pereira Rocha, H., Jensen, N. et al. Economic freedom and rent seeking: evidence from US states. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Economic freedom and rent seeking: evidence from US states

Public Choice - Using a panel of U.S. states from 2004 to 2019, we test whether economic freedom is associated with reductions in labor allocated to rent seeking. We proxy rent seeking with...

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Available now on our website Cohle, Z. International lobbying for intellectual property rights reform: the effect on R&D offshoring to the developing world. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

International lobbying for intellectual property rights reform: the effect on R&D offshoring to the...

Public Choice - As the world becomes more globalized, multinational firms based in the United States have begun to seek research and development (R&D) from inventors in countries outside of...

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Available now on our website Ammons, J., Shakya, S. & Zhukov, K. Covert regime change and ideology. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Covert regime change and ideology

Public Choice - Did the CIA’s secret Cold War interventions reshape the ideological landscape of target nations? We analyze US covert regime change operations from 1952 to 1989, combining as...

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Available now on our website Högström, J. Is invalid voting more common in complex electoral systems than in simpler ones? An examination of mixed systems and first-past-the-post systems. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Is invalid voting more common in complex electoral systems than in simpler ones? An examination of...

Public Choice - This study examines the level of invalid voting in mixed electoral systems in comparison with the level of such voting in First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) systems. High levels of invalid...

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Available now on our website Chagas, A., Lehmann, M.C. Electoral autocracy with powerful local elites: theory and evidence from Brazil. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Electoral autocracy with powerful local elites: theory and evidence from Brazil

Public Choice - We investigate why most dictators hold multi-party local government elections, even if they face powerful local opponents (e.g., local elites). Our theory predicts that the...

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Available now on our website Parsons, B., Kimel, M. Do US presidents leave fiscal fingerprints? the power of the executive branch through a century of tax data. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Do US presidents leave fiscal fingerprints? the power of the executive branch through a century of...

Public Choice - This study investigates whether U.S. presidents imprint partisan fiscal "fingerprints" on federal tax receipts through administrative discretion in enforcement and...

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Available now on our website Kuhn, F., Torgler, B. Empowering the principal: how direct democracy shapes trust in institutions. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Empowering the principal: how direct democracy shapes trust in institutions

Public Choice - This paper examines whether and how direct-democratic instruments are associated with institutional trust. We argue that trust should be higher where citizens possess formal...

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Available now on our website Santos-Pinto, L., G. Sekeris, P. Overconfidence in tullock contests. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Overconfidence in tullock contests

Public Choice - We investigate the role of overconfidence in Tullock contests. An overconfident player overestimates the impact of his effort on the outcome of the contest. We find that when...

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Available now on our website Glynia, N., Thum, M. & Xefteris, D. Unanimity versus majority: proposing under incomplete information. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Unanimity versus majority: proposing under incomplete information

Public Choice - We examine the trade-offs between unanimity and majority voting under incomplete information. While conventional wisdom suggests that unanimity leads to higher reform rejection...

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Available now on our website Cai, S., Song, S., Wang, J. et al. Nothing comes for free: the impact of place-based tax incentives on firms’ costs. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…
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Now available on our website Henriques, A., Karaman, K. & Palma, N. Fiscal capacity and executive constraints in early modern Europe. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-025-0…

Fiscal capacity and executive constraints in early modern Europe

Public Choice - According to the prevailing view of Europe’s political history, constrained government and state capacity developed in tandem. In this study, we reevaluate this perspective by...

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Now available on our website Abdelnour, J., Grolleau, G. & Mzoughi, N. The Bootlegger’s choice: astroturf groups, genuine Baptists or both?. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

The Bootlegger’s choice: astroturf groups, genuine Baptists or both?

Public Choice - The Bootleggers and Baptists (B&B) framework contends that enduring regulatory policies emerge when morally motivated actors (Baptists) provide ethical legitimacy, while...

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Now available on our website Coniglio, N., Hagen, R. Optimal assisted return policies are dynamically inconsistent. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Optimal assisted return policies are dynamically inconsistent

Public Choice - The number of individuals worldwide seeking asylum is steadily increasing. A significant share of asylum applications is rejected, resulting in millions of failed asylum seekers...

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Now available on our website Matsusaka, J.G. “Congruence” and “Responsiveness” in the study of representation. Public Choice (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

“Congruence” and “Responsiveness” in the study of representation

Public Choice - This paper compares two common methods used to measure representation in empirical research: “congruence,” whether a roll-call vote is aligned with constituent opinion;...

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The Editors of Public Choice are excited to share the winners of the Duncan Prize and the Tullock prize for best articles published in the calendar year 2025 doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-0…

Editorial Announcement

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The Duncan Black Prize for best article whose lead author is a senior scholar is awarded to Roger Koppl (Syracuse) and co-authors for: Bespoke science: the use of ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic. doi.org/10.1007/s11127-025-0…

Bespoke science: the use of ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic

Public Choice - Many governments formed ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic because they offered the government greater control over policy advice than standing agencies....

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The Gordon Tullock Prize for best article whose lead author is a junior scholar is awarded to Wanlin Lin (Sun Yat-sen) and co-authors for: Lin, W., Kang, S., Zhu, J. et al. Till We Have Red Faces: Drinking to Signal Trustworthiness in Contemporary China. doi.org/10.1007/s11127-024-0…

Till We Have Red Faces: Drinking to Signal Trustworthiness in Contemporary China

Public Choice - Interpersonal networks facilitate business cooperation and socioeconomic exchange. But how can outsiders demonstrate their trustworthiness to join existing networks? Focusing on the...

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